TEST 1

SME21113 – MECHANICCS OF SO
OLIDS 1
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ER ALL QUE
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QUESTIION 1
Figure Q1
Q shows a strructure that coonsists of fourr bars, ABC, CD, C BE, and DEF. The strructure is pin-supported
at A and roller supportted at F. Deterrmine:
m2;
(i) the nomaal stress in barr CD if its crosss-sectional arrea is 500 mm
a in double shear.
(ii) the shearr stress in pin A if its diameeter is 10 mm and

QUESTIION 2
A tensionn test was perrformed on a steel
s specimenn having an orriginal diametter of 13 mm and gauge len ngth of 50
mm. Thee load and eloongation data obtained from m the test are shown in Tabble Q2. By ussing the suppllied graph
papers, plot:
p
(i) the stresss-strain diagraam for the whoole test by usiing a scale of 10 mm = 209 MPa for the stresss axis
and 10 mm
m = 0.05 mm m/mm for the strain
s axis;
(ii) the stresss-strain diagraam for the elasstic region only by using thhe same stresss scale but a sttrain scale
of 10 mmm = 0.001 mm m/mm.
Based onn the above diaagrams, determ mine
a) the modulus
m of elaasticity;
b) the yield
y stress;
c) the ultimate
u stresss;
d) the breaking
b stress;
e) the percentage
p of elongation if the gauge lenggth after breakk is 60.5 mm.

QUESTIION 3
Figure Q3
Q shows an assembly
a that consists of tw
wo sections off galvanized steel
s pipe connnected togetheer using a
reducing coupling at B. B The smalleer pipe AB haas an outer diaameter of 18.75 mm and aan inner diameter of 17
mm, wheereas the largeer pipe BC haas an outer diaameter of 25 mmm and an innner diameter oof 21.5 mm. If I the pipe
is tightlyy secured at thhe wall at C, determine thee maximum shear
s stress deeveloped in eaach section of the pipe
when thee loads are appplied as shownn in the figuree.

Table Q2

Load (kNN) Elongaation (mm)

0.0 00.0000
7.5 00.0125
23.0 00.0375
40.0 00.0625
55.0 00.0875
59.0 00.1250
59.0 00.2000
60.0 00.5000
83.0 11.0000
100.0 22.5000
107.5 77.0000
97.5 100.0000
92.5 111.5000

Figure Q1

F
Figure Q3